Hame.



Patented ma 2|, I90l. J. T. SHEILS.

HAM E.

(Application Med May 14, 1 900.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN T. SHEILS, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

HAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,387, dated May 21.1901.

Application filed May 14, 1900. Serial No. 16.600. lNo model.)

To a whom it may concern.-

Be it known. that I, JOHN T. SHEILS, a ciIi-' zen of the United States,and a resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hames, of whichthe following, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the class of hames which are formed of metaltubes.

The invention consists in an improved construction of the body of thehame and the usual appurtenances-viz, the tug loop or staple and theterret loop or ring-as hereinafter described, and set forth in theclaims.

The invention is fully illustrated in the annexed drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a front view of a hame embodying my invention, portionsbeing broken away to show the attachment of the terret loop or ring.Fig.2 is an enlarged transverse section on line X X in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isan enlarged longitudinal section of the portion of the hame to which thetug-loop is attached. Fig. 4 is a detached front view of a tug-loopdesigned for a single harness. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of thelower end portion of the hame, showing the construction of the eye forthe lower strap-loop; and Fig. 6 illustrates a modification of myinvention.

A represents the hame body, which is formed of a metal tube and has itsinner wall formed with a flat face a, extending lengthwise of the mainportion of the hame.

B represents the longitudinal reinforcingrod, which is half-round orsegmental in crosssection and rests with its flat side I) on the flatface a of the hame and is rigidly fastened to the hame by means ofrivets'a. Said rod serves, in addition toits reinforcing the hame, toalso for-m a rib by which the hame obtains a secure hold in the usualcrease formed in the front of the collar by the projecting welt thereof.

The lower end portion of the hame is flattened and bent into the shapeof an eye 6 and terminated with a tongue 0, which laps onto the adjacentflattened part of the hame, as shown more clearly in Fig. 5 of thedrawings. Inthe eye I) is pivoted the usual lower strap-loop c. Thelower end of the reinforcing-rod B laps onto the tongue 0 and ispreferably formed with an offset d for the reception under it of thetongue 0 and to form a close and neat joint therewith. A rivet d passesthrough said'joint and flattened portion of the hame and permanentlyunites said parts thereat.

0 represents the so-called tug-staple, which in my present inventionconsists of a loop projecting rigidly from a stay-plate e and preferablyformed in one piece therewith. From the upper end of theplate 6 projectsa hook -shaped tongue e, which is inserted through a perforation f inthe outer wall of the hame-body and extends upward at the interior ofthe hame to obtain a secure hold therein. The lower end of the plate 6is provided with an aperture or eye f, which coincides withperforationsg and g in the hamebody and in the reinforcing-rod B. A bolth, passing through said eye and perforations, fastens the lower endportion of the plate 6 securely to the exterior of the hame and confinesthe hook-shaped tongue 6' in its engagement with the interior of thehame. The head of the bolt is countersunk to obviate its cutting orotherwise injuring the collar to which the hame is applied.

The curved bar which constitutes the tugloop 0 is formed with a verticaleye 1', in which ishung the holdback ring D. When the tug-loop isdesigned to be applied to the hame of a single harness, said loop isformed without the aforesaid eye, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

E denotes the terret, consisting of an eyeor I loop through which therein passes; When said terret is to be rigid on the hame, said eye orloop is formed with a hook-shapedtongue h, which is inserted through aperforation '5' in the outer wall of the hame and terminated with anupward extension at the interior of the hame substantially in the samemanner as the tongue 6 on the stay-plate of the tugloop hereinbeforedescribed. A bracing-arm 7' extends downward from the eye or loop E andbears with its lower end on the exterior of the hame and is firmlysecured thereto by means of a bolt or rivet'passing through said end ofthe arm j and through the hame and rod B.

When the terret E is to be pivoted, I employ a stay-plate 19 which restson the exterior of the hame and is secured thereto by a hook-shapedtongue 72/, entering the interior of the hame through a perforation 0;in the hame, and by a bolt a, passing through the lower portion of theplate b and through the hame A and rod 13 in substantially the samemanner as the attachment of the stay-plate e of the tug-loop.

The plat-e has projecting from it two perforated ears 0 between which ispivoted a lug formed on the eye 01' loop E, as shown in Fig. 6 of thedrawings.

One of the great advantages of my invention is the facility afforded forrepairing or renewing the tug-loop and the terret on the hame.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A hame-body having its lower endportion formed with an eye and terminated with a tongue lapping onto theinner face of the body, a loop pivoted in said eye, a reinforcing-rodsecured to the aforesaid face of the body and having its lower endlapped onto the aforesaid tongue, and a rivet passing through said rod,tongue and hame-body as set forth.

2. A hame-body composed of a metal tube formed with a flat inner face,the lower end portion of the body formed with an eye and terminated witha tongue lapping onto the aforesaid face, the strap-loop pivoted in saideye, a reinforcing-rod secured to the flattened portion of thehame-loody and formed with a correspondingly-fiattened bearing andhaving its lower end lapping onto the aforesaid tongue, and a rivetpassing through said rod, hamebody and intervening tongue as set forth;

3. The combination of a hame composed of a metallic tube provided withperforations, a plate seated on the exterior of the hame and formed witha hook-shaped tongue passing through one of said perforations andengaging the interior of the hame, a bolt or rivet fastening said platein position, and a loop projecting from said plate as set forth.

4. The combination of a tubular hame, provided on its inner face with alongitudinal reinforcing-rod and with a perforation in its outer wall, aplate seated on the exterior of the hame and provided with a hoolcshapedtongue passing through said perforation and engaging the interior of thehame, a bolt passing through said plate, haine, and reinforcingrod, anda loop projecting from said plate as set forth and shown.

JOHN T. SHEILS.

Witnesses:

H. B. SMITH, WM. H. MEIER, Jr.

